Easter 2012

Easter at Pop's and Grandi's

Xavier loved this thing! But it only made it 1 day..... :) Grandi says good thing it was from the $1 aisle!

Miss G in a new beach hat!

Jenn, Gisele, Grumpy Xavier and Me

We only had Xavier, Charlie and Henry looking for eggs this year. So they got all the candy and lots of quarters!

Me and my little girl.

Family pic. And oh! I think everyone is looking at the camera!

Bubble time!

G liked the bubbles too!

Feeding Opa a flower she found on the ground.

Look! The Easter bunny stopped at our house too!

My little pink bunnies! Xavier did NOT want to put this shirt on that morning. He insisted it was Gisele's.

New goggles and a sippy!
Thanks to our special Easter bunnies for all the goodies!
We are rolling along in the Knott house, getting excited for summer! The warm weather a few weeks ago got us in the mood!
Xavier is a 3 year old! He is ornery, stubborn but we love him to pieces! He is in a no phase and an I want phase right now.....
He goes to "school" once a week and even though sometimes he is not excited to go, I think he really likes to see his friends and loves to see his teachers!
Miss G is just babbling away. She has said Mama but not sure that she means it. She may just be babbling! She crawls like a champ, goes up the stairs (not down yet) and stands on her own for quite some time. She has taken 1 step a time or two but that is about it. I am not in a hurry for her to walk but I think it may be around the corner! She has 5 teeth and is working on 3 other lateral incisors as well as her 1 year molars!
Sorry for the long delay between posts! Hope everyone is well!

Hunt #2-Baskets Only

The Claxton clan didn't make the trip to Lafayette for Easter so the Easter bunny dropped by my house on a Wednesday to drop of GG's baskets.

We of course couldn't get a good pic of all the kids but we tried!

Couldn't Resist.......

Daddy asleep on the couch....... (the little couch)

And Xavier asleep on the couch!

I came down from feeding Gisele and found them both asleep.

I thought they may be playing an April fool's joke on me, but nope! They were both sacked, so G and I went outside.

Easter Egg Hunt #1

The last 3 years we have taken the kids to the Easter egg hunt in my mom's neighborhood. It is nice because it is actually the weekend before Easter! With all the great weather we have been having, we of course didn't luck out the day of the hunt. But it wasn't too bad!

Opa found an egg for my lil bunny!

Seriously. 6 pictures of them and not a one with all of them looking at me (or anywhere close for that matter)

Yum. Donuts. C and C love them some donuts! :)

Grandi stopped by the hunt. She just got home from Florida!

9 months! It is pretty hard to get a pic of her with a number these days.....and like her brother she likes my camera!

The Box O Fun!

We got Gisele a push along buggy for her 1st Birthday but I decided to break it out early since she liked Xavier's at my parents house! And it's nice because I can strap her in it outside to keep her from going anywhere! Or I have to bring out the exersaucer. I put her on the driveway or the grass and she puts anything within reach in her mouth. And not to mention that crawling on the cement probably isn't all that much fun.

But man oh man did X (and G) LOVE the box the buggy came in. It has provided hours of entertainment! Even my nephew Caden loved the box. Who knew, right????? :)

St Patrick's Day Weekend

Clearly the Boilers were still in the tournament until this day at least!

Went to GG and Opa's for the weekend!

My Little Valentines

Miss G on the move and her poor little red chin.....

The love bandit, thrilled to be on that end of the camera!

At least she will smile for me!

There we go. I think I bribed him again.

With this! Xavier taking pics again!

Not bad....

Well let's see......Xavier just turned 3 and continues to keep me on my toes! He still loves Buzz but he got some new favorite toys for his birthday! A bubble blower, fishing pole, Buzz and ALL his friends, a Buzz blanket and a new Better Batter Baseball gizmo. He hasn't taken a real liking to any sport just yet so the fact that he wants to hit the baseball makes his daddy happy! And earlier today he was playing catch by himself, well I guess maybe with Gisele but she wasn't responding!

He goes to sleep by 8, makes a late night stop to our bed anywhere between 1-4am and then is usually up around 7 when his sister wakes! We started swimming lessons last week, which has been so-so. Today he was not particularly happy to be there since he cried the entire 45 minutes. I can't quite figure it out, he gets shy for a few minutes when I take him to school or Jake's work, even though he talks about both non-stop our whole way there, then he gets all quiet and doesn't want to talk. We go to Old MacDonalds or Chik Fil A to eat and play and he makes friends with EVERY kid in the place. We are going to do the summer enrichment program at pre-school this summer to "keep him in the school loop."

Now Miss G.....she is becoming a mover and shaker as well! She likes to wave and clap your hand, if she sees something she wants, she goes and gets it! I wouldn't say she is crawling but more like a half scoot, half crawl. Her left leg is like a dead weight and she can't quite pull it through yet but she is close. I am on the hunt for a gate for my upstairs because I know I am going to need it soon!

She HAD been sleeping great! Until she started teething again. Now she is up at least once sometimes 3 times a night......she popped her top middle left tooth about a week ago so now just waiting for its "mate." I can see swollen gums for her lateral incisors on the top so those should be around the corner as well. Her poor little face is red one day and better the next and repeat! I can't seem to keep her nails under control so yesterday she got a few scratches in on TOP of the already red area.

She wants to eat whatever you have! I think I am going to stop buying any baby food and just use what I have but she she doesn't really eat much of it! I have some home-made food in the fridge I need to get out as well to try but otherwise she is definitely trying things way earlier than I did with her brother. Except eggs. I just can't bring myself to try those yet, maybe in a couple more months.

All in all, we are doing well. Its hard to believe one year ago I was having the 20 week ultrasound and had no idea I was having my precious little girl! Its also hard to believe that my precious little boy just turned 3! Time is a flying, that is for sure!

I continue to read many CaringBridge websites and updates every day on all these children I started following last year and all I can say is I am so THANKFUL for 2 overall healthy children. Minus a 24 hour bug and some coughing and congestion by all of us, we have stayed otherwise healthy.

Well its 9 and time for bed! I try to go to sleep early since I never know when my little love bug is going to wake me up.

Thanks for checking in on us!